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Article by John on September 25th, 2009 at 7:44 am click to enlarge Letter to the Editor: America Sinking into Socialist Abyss Having traveled in socialist and communist countries, I believe I recognize both clearly. The American government and the individual citizens have lived on money that exists only on paper, with nothing of value backing that paper. In the entire world, only $60 trillion exists, and our country’s obligations are already in the multi-trillions and increasing rapidly [...]
Article by John on May 13th, 2009 at 2:41 pm Guess this is why she is a very successful politician. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Waffle House thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Economic Crisis Political Humor var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/","http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/video\/index.jhtml?videoId=227326&title=waffle-house","http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/","http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/full-episodes\/index.jhtml","http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/tagSearchResults.jhtml?term=Clusterf%23%40k+to+the+Poor+House","http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/tagSearchResults.jhtml?term=Republicans"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL3RvcnR1cmUvdG9sZC10b2xkLXRvcnR1cmUvPHdwdGI%2BTm9ib2R5IFRvbGQgTWUgQmVmb3JlIEkgV2FzIFRvbGQgQWJvdXQgVG9ydHVyZTx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGVtb2NyYWN5Zm9ydmFuY291dmVyLm9yZzx3cHRiPkRlbW9jcmFjeSBmb3IgVmFuY291dmVy”;
Article by John on April 4th, 2009 at 9:07 am Given the state of the Federal budget deficit, this just makes me sick (from Think Progress): Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) have a $250 billion proposal to cut estate taxes for the children of multi-millionaires even more than George W. Bush already did, and it’s attracting a disturbing amount of support. Their $250 billion proposal would raise the estate tax exemption [...]
Article by John on April 2nd, 2009 at 7:32 am Mt. Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt closeup. Image via Wikipedia Since the 1980s (when I worked for Eastern Airlines, which no longer exists due to deregulation fever) we as a people have amnesia when it comes to the lessons that history teaches us. Regulations did not just magically appear one day. They were derived from the wisdom that came about from the mistakes of the past. Reagan [...]
Article by John on March 28th, 2009 at 7:08 am Noam Chomsky on the economy and democracy Pt2 Noam Chomsky on the economy and democracy Pt3 Stephen’s Angry Mob Will Crush AIG (click to show/hide Colbert video) The government can’t stop AIG but Stephen’s angry mob will crush these punks. He pulls out his pitchfork and gets the audience on his side. [...]
Article by John on March 21st, 2009 at 9:04 am Image via Wikipedia Being a tax professional, I have to deal with client situations concerning a “little” cheating. This video describes what happens when people think that they will not get caught. It is too late for the Madoffs, Stanfords and Ken Lays of the world but perhaps the rest of us can learn something from this. var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/5\/57\/Spies_Like_Us_-_Cheating_on_test.png","http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheating","http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/0a4d1ce4-497b-4135-bffb-99a7f9a24596\/"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var [...]
Article by missy on March 19th, 2009 at 11:01 am Doubt. Doubt = weakness, and weakness = electoral failure. So it’s a minor miracle when a politician reaches the right conclusion and, despite his doubts, acts on it: SANTA FE — The Bill Richardson who announced a repeal of the death penalty in New Mexico on Wednesday was not the same Bill Richardson who usually shows up for face time with the news media. The Richardson who [...]
Article by John on February 15th, 2009 at 8:37 pm This is the most succinct explanation I have come across of where we are at and of what to do with regard to the financial crisis affecting our country. I hope Obama and Congress are listening. From Bill Moyers Journal (you can watch the video here): February 13, 2009 BILL MOYERS: Welcome to the Journal. The battle is joined as they say — and here’s the [...] | |
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